Flatirons Syndicate Motorsports Podcast

Jan 31 2025 181 ep. 67 mins 10

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The team at Flatirons Tuning in Boulder, CO talks about motorsports, Subaru, rally racing, time attack, wheel to wheel racing, the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, current events in the car world, and sometimes we get technical about car parts. We sit down with a group of drivers and experts each week to tackle new topics and bring you stories, news, information, and updates.

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We talk about Endurance Racing at Daytona and Emergency Braking Systems

Jan 31 2025 46 mins

As we sat down to record this episode, the 24 Hours of Daytona had just happened, so we start out talking about the race this year. Endurance races like Le Mans, Daytona, and 24hrs of the Nürburgring are getting more popular every year it seems so we talk about the appeal and the challenge of endurance racing. Also Auto Manufacturers have now appealed to the NHTSA for Emergency

Subaru's New Design Language - S210 to 2026 Outback

Jan 23 2025 56 mins

Just a few weeks in the 2025, and there has been a flurry of Subaru news. At the Tokyo Auto Salon, the new S210 STI was revealed, but it is based on the WRX S4 and is the first "S" car to use a CVT transmission. How does this compare to the previous "S" series cars? The new 2026 Outback has been leaked, and it is a big change from the current design. The p

Shaking down our VB WRX with TR Brembo's and Cusco Gravel Suspension

Dec 31 2024 11 mins

Now that we have the WRX TR Brembo brakes and Cusco Zero 3-G Gravel suspension on our VB WRX, we needed to get our Subaru out onto its natural habitat... A dirt road. Carter and Jon take the car out to shake it down, and talk about first impressions of the car with these parts installed. If you would like more information about the brakes, here is a link to them on the Flatirons

Why Car Control is Important

Dec 27 2024 63 mins

Is drifting around a corner faster or slower? Why do Rally Cars drift around corners? A couple of episodes ago, Tasso mentioned in the wrap-up that drifting was slower. For this episode we tackle that question and talk about drifting, sliding, and car control. Thanks for watching and Stay Tuned!

We talk about the future with Brian from iWire

Dec 20 2024 82 mins

A couple of weeks ago now iWire made the somewhat surprising announcement that they were going to stop offering harness merging services for people that were doing engine swaps in their Subaru's. Helping with harnesses seemed like it was fundamental to iWire's business, so why would they move away from it? On this episode, Jon and Jeremy chat with Brian about what went into the

What if the Auto WRX is actually good? + Ridge Rally 2024 recap

Dec 13 2024 60 mins

For episode #163 of the Flatirons Syndicate podcast, Jon is in the shop with Mike Pettiford of Go 4 It Services, and Jeremy of Money Shift Rally. Jeremy just got back from Ridge Rally in California, so we start with his recap of the event. While he was there, he needed to rent a car, so he got an Automatic VB WRX. Yes, the one with the CVT (aka Subaru Performance Transmission).

We talk about iWire, VB Suspension, CHCA Rules, and more in this episode

Dec 05 2024 83 mins

For episode #162 of the Flatirons Syndicate Podcast, Jon sits down to talk with Tasso and Jeremy about what has been on their minds. We start off talking about what it means now that iWire is phasing out their harness merge service. Are standalone ECU's now going to be the best solution? From there, we go over our plans to change the suspension on our 2024 VB WRX shop car. Shoul

WRX TR Brembo Brake upgrade for our 2024 WRX

Nov 29 2024 11 mins

When it was announced that the WRX TR would be getting 6-Piston Brembo brakes, it sparked two questions. First was how easy it would be to put these on a standard WRX? Second, are these Brembos the same as what came on the 2019 - 2021 STI? We were curious too, and we decided to make this the first modification to our 2024 WRX project car. The install went very smoothly, and the

All about Subaru Brake upgrades from Brembo, Alcon, and AP Racing

Nov 28 2024 12 mins

If you have a WRX or and STI, and you have taken it to the track a few times, or have tuned it up to make more power, you may be at the point where you want or need to upgrade your brakes. There are a number of common upgrades, such as the Subaru 4-Pot and 2-Pot calipers from the 06-07 WRX, or the STI Brembos. And ever since the STI got the larger Brembo 6-piston calipers, those a

Is the 2024 WRX a good value compared to previous WRXs?

Nov 27 2024 8 mins

There is no question that car prices are the highest that they have ever been. This was the topic of our latest Podcast in fact. But that got us wondering what would happen if we looked at current Subaru prices another way. What if we looked at a 2024 WRX but with 2002 dollars? What if we took inflation out of the equation to compare the 2002 WRX with the 2024 WRX? Would the cur